fort lauderdale or miami

[california7]

We are taking a cruise out of Miami in May. We are flying into Fort lauderdale arriving at 6:30 am on the day of the cruise.

 

We want to stay at a hotel for a couple hours to take a nap and freshen up when we arrive as we are flying in on a red eye from California.

 

We are trying to decide if we should stay at a hotel in Fort lauderdale and then a shuttle to Miami or take a shuttle to a Miami hotel and then a shuttle to Miami port.

 

Which do you think would be better plan and any ideas of places to stay

[JohninDC]

Most of the shuttle companies will not start transporting customers to Miami until later in the morning, so I would search for a hotel near FLL to freshen up in. QLS and SAS (www.ridesas.com) are two shuttle operators often mentioned on these boards - the ride from FLL to POM takes about 40 minutes and the typical fare is $15 per person each way; they can transport you back to FLL after your cruise.

 

Good luck! :)

[california7]

We are deciding between the follwoing hotels in Fort Lauderdale

Sleep inn, cambria and ramada

 

anyone stayed at these and which one recomend

 

Also, one of the hotels said we could get private transportation to the Miami port using a company called Pinacle, anyone use this company

 

or any other ideas

[BlueHerons]

We are deciding between the follwoing hotels in Fort Lauderdale

Sleep inn, cambria and ramada

 

anyone stayed at these and which one recomend

 

Also, one of the hotels said we could get private transportation to the Miami port using a company called Pinacle, anyone use this company

 

or any other ideas

 

Delete the Ramada from your list immediately. At best Ramada's in South Florida are horrible.

 

I would think the Sleep Inn.

[california7]

I thought that one may not be good, as the price was really cheap!

thanks

[packedandready]

We stayed at Sleep Inn Dania for our FLL cruise and it was fine. Considering SI Miami for our next cruise out of POM. Anyone know how far it is to POM and approx cab fare?

[SuMac]

If you want economical, take the SAS shuttle from FLL to a Miami hotel as soon as you get off your flight. SAS can only pick up at FLL.

http://www.ridesas.com/html/reservations.html

Once you are at a hotel in Ft L, it will cost you an arm and a leg to get to Miami. Just sayin'.....

[Eng23]

We are taking a cruise out of Miami in May. We are flying into Fort lauderdale arriving at 6:30 am on the day of the cruise.

 

We want to stay at a hotel for a couple hours to take a nap and freshen up when we arrive as we are flying in on a red eye from California.

 

We are trying to decide if we should stay at a hotel in Fort lauderdale and then a shuttle to Miami or take a shuttle to a Miami hotel and then a shuttle to Miami port.

 

Which do you think would be better plan and any ideas of places to stay

My advice to you would be to call and check specifically with any hotel you are considering to see if they offer a day rate. Not all hotels will offer this option and some might be very expensive for a 3-4 hour stay especially since you will be arriving well before the previous nights guests have checked out causing rooms to be very limited in availability. I'm not saying you can't find a hotel that will accomodate you but it won't be easy. Good luck!